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Opinion
Business intelligence and analytics
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Healthcare digitisation at point financial services was in 1990s
For all the talk about digitised healthcare, the sector is only where banking was in the 1990s. How can it catch up? Can the Covid-19 pandemic crisis be a catalyst? Continue Reading
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Love (and impact sourcing) in the time of Covid
Amanda Lewis, a lawyer specialising in IT outsourcing, describes the diversity and inclusion work of Digital Divide Data Continue Reading
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What will it take for humanity to fully understand tech?
The failure of the coronavirus contact-tracing system, due to limits set by an old Excel format, demonstrates a failure of technology to cope with human reliance Continue Reading
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Data institutions play critical role in solving global social problems
Nigel Shadbolt, co-founder of the Open Data Institute, argues that a new breed of data institutions have a key role to play in unlocking the social and economic value of data Continue Reading
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Is our drinking data-driven?
Caroline Carruthers, CEO of Carruthers and Jackson, cogitates on the balance between gut and data in making personal risk decisions, ahead of a CDO summer school Continue Reading
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Why UK needs independent oversight body for contact-tracing app
The public needs and deserves clarity, and not just assurances, over the UK’s Covid-19 contact-tracing app Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: Focus on metrics to manage risk
How can security professionals help their organisations move from traditional governance, risk and compliance to integrated risk management that integrates risk activities from across an organisation to enable better strategic decision making? Continue Reading
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If data really is the new oil, the raw materials need a different economic approach
The International Monetary Fund is the latest to say that data is the new oil – the change agent in the economy – but striking it rich is a complicated matter Continue Reading
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Regulators globally are shaping up to rein in Facebook
We need to move fast and fix Facebook, before it breaks us Continue Reading
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UK winners and losers in digital tech
The UK's retail and telecoms companies are among the best in the world at digital technology, but a survey of digital leaders shows there is still room for improvement for many UK firms Continue Reading
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How design thinking will affect today’s analysts
A user research manager at Tableau Software explains the import of an eye-tracking survey, focused on understanding how humans consume dashboards Continue Reading
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AI: Black boxes and the boardroom
Computers can and do make mistakes and AI is only as good its training so relying purely on machine intelligence to make critical decisions is risky Continue Reading
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Big data skills shortages – and how to work around them
Businesses are finding it hard to recruit enough people with big data and analytics skills, but for CIOs there are alternative strategies to consider Continue Reading
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Hacking the internet of things just got easier – it’s time to look at your security
Are you taking security for internet-connected devices seriously enough? Continue Reading
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The digital revolution: push or pull?
The “digital revolution” has parallels with the 1889 Land Rush in Oklahoma. Some succeeded, some failed and others wished they had never set off on the journey Continue Reading
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Let’s have some more straight talking on AI and robotics
How do you ensure artificial intelligence grows with your business and does not turn into an assortment of technologies that may be fantastic but don’t integrate or scale well? Continue Reading
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Emerging technologies: How can you cut through the noise?
Technology leaders need to focus the raw potential of emerging technology into a set of priorities with measurable, tangible business impacts Continue Reading
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What would Mr Tulkinghorn think?
Law firms have begun to use AI in the review and analysis of data, which has profound implications for way law firms deliver services to their clients Continue Reading
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How AI is disrupting the role of call centres and call centre staff
Artificial intelligence could eliminate many white-collar jobs in coming decades. Its effects are already being felt in the call centre industry, but there is still no substitute for the human touch Continue Reading
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The digital opportunity for CIOs
CIOs have a unique opportunity to lead the digital strategy in their organisations, but they have to move quickly to make sure they have the right skills and infrastructure in place Continue Reading
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Open data in the public sector – what’s next?
Public bodies have made important strides in open data – but there is still a long way to go to fully realise the benefits and opportunities Continue Reading
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Investigatory Powers Bill – the case for mass surveillance
As the Investigatory Powers Bill goes through its final stages in Parliament, a former GCHQ intelligence officer puts the case for the bulk surveillance powers contained in the legislation Continue Reading
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A Good American: a personal take on mass surveillance
Director Friedrich Moser draws some conclusions on mass surveillance from his groundbreaking documentary on the work of NSA whistleblower, Bill Binney Continue Reading
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A day in the life of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal
Britain's most secretive court combined the surreal with the deadly serious, as it debated the legality of bulk data collection by MI5, MI6 and GCHQ Continue Reading
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Brexit offers chance for UK to become a ‘data haven’
Could the UK become a a safe place for both cloud and big data after it leaves the EU? Continue Reading
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Graph databases: What are the benefits for CIOs?
With enterprise interest in graph databases on the rise, Clive Longbottom explains why some businesses are favouring them over relational setups Continue Reading
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How to transition to a cloud-based analytics environment
Accenture Digital consultants say businesses can be more agile by way of cloud-based analytics Continue Reading
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Wearable technology creates opportunities for retailers
Wearable technology allows taxis to offer commuters a ride when it is raining, and restaurants' to tailor their dishes to customers' weight-loss plans. Continue Reading
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How insight-driven enterprises use data to strategic advantage
Accenture managing directors Nick Millman and Ray Eitel-Porter distil steps for enterprises to turn data into business insight from the firm’s consultancy Continue Reading
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Will people be at the heart of your business transformation?
Areas of the business that hold workforce data face a huge opportunity to help their organisations accelerate end-to-end transformation and increase their odds of success Continue Reading
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Robots will transform, not replace, human work
Claims that robots will steal our jobs are commonplace – but humans will find themselves working side by side with robots, rather than being replaced by them Continue Reading
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When a slowdown in IT budgets is a good thing
IT budgets will grow at their slowest rate for four years in 2016, yet companies are spending more on digital technology Continue Reading
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Why it pays to get messy with big data
Big data does not have to be perfect to give useful insights. The ability to make messy data usable quickly could become business critical Continue Reading
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Essential business tool content analytics is held back by a lack of skills
The emerging area of content analytics is fast becoming a desired business tool – but is being hampered by a growing skills gap Continue Reading
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Can emulating social media make business applications more productive?
Can social technologies be turned to account for business applications, and can they boost economic productivity? Continue Reading
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Security Think Tank: Merging big data and security is the way to go
How can log management be used to bolster information security and improve incident response without infringing user privacy? Continue Reading
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If London wants to be a smart city it must learn how to use data
New York City's model for using data analytics is an example of how London could become a more joined-up, efficient city Continue Reading
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Apply data governance to maximise data insights
How IT can apply data governance to help the business trust analytics insights and gain the most value from big data Continue Reading
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Making sense of the internet of things
Welcome to Thingalytics, the use of real-time analytics and algorithms to guide you through the maze of fast big data Continue Reading
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Big data to unlock value from the industrial internet of things
The industrial internet of things (IIoT) is changing the way we live and work, and extracting maximum value requires a big data approach Continue Reading
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Driving Innovation with big data
Rather than refusing the wider use of data outside the organisation, only by opening it up to third parties can we realise its true value Continue Reading
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What businesses can learn from Buzzfeed’s success
Buzzfeed has raised $50 million and is planning to use it to offer more content, expand its video production unit and open more offices Continue Reading
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Big data put to work in digital transformation strategies
Accenture’s Mike Sutcliff and Narendra Mulani argue that the fuel energising the digital transformation of business is big data Continue Reading
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The business benefits of the third platform
Ron Tolido explains the benefits of the Open Group Open Platform 3.0 Continue Reading
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Watch out: Oracle plants $23,000 licensing booby trap in 12c upgrade
Oracle will charge $23,000 per processor if you inadvertently switch on the in-memory database option Continue Reading
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Opinion: Why small steps in big data count
Don’t get bogged down and fearful that big data means big steps – get started and learn as you go Continue Reading
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The business case for big data
Should you build a business case to invest time and effort into understanding what big data can do for your company? Continue Reading
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Don’t create a mobile enterprise app for the sake of it
Enterprise mobility applications need a clear objective, advises Accenture’s Nisha Sharma Continue Reading
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Cloud business intelligence market will be worth $4bn by 2017
Cloud business intelligence (BI) is still a small part of the market but growing at an impressive rate, contends analyst Tom Pringle Continue Reading
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Is big data changing the fundamental way we think?
Big data is transforming organisations but, to have real impact, it also requires a change in the way business leaders, analysts and IT teams think Continue Reading
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Apply lean concepts in IT to make a bridge to the business
Håkan Borglund, CIO at Toyota Material Handling Europe, says applying lean principles to IT deepen its connection to the business Continue Reading
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Dark data could halt big data’s path to success
Dark data – data that lacks any control or classification, but is all too prevalent in many organisations – could halt big data's path to success Continue Reading
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Take an issues-driven approach to business intelligence
Accenture advises CIOs to put business issues ahead of data, know the users, look beyond ERP data, and embed analytics in BI Continue Reading
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Design applications to get the right data
The right data helps enterprises make better decisions. Getting it, however, requires a fundamental shift in how applications are built Continue Reading
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How wearable gadgets will impact the IT department
The Chancellor George Osborne was spotted recently wearing a bio-monitoring wristband, suggesting wearable tech really has gone mainstream. Despite it being a useful and efficient product, it is limited when compared to the capabilities that such ... Continue Reading
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BI: From specialist capability to mass-market availability
Pringle & Company analyst advocates business-led business intelligence (BI). Three barriers must go: complexity, excessive cost, undue duration Continue Reading
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Forrester: Three Best Practice Tips For Business Intelligence Success
Martha Bennett gives three essential tips to help you ensure your BI project is a success. Continue Reading
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Whiteboard it – the power of graph databases
Graph databases map relationships between entities in a network. They won’t replace conventional relational databases, but for harnessing the value of interconnectedness they mark a breakthrough Continue Reading
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Forrester: Best practice tips for business intelligence success
Recognising the importance of data and analytics is one thing; putting in place the right processes and tools is a different matter Continue Reading
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Cut big data down to size
Big data value comes from interactive discovery not possible with standard business intelligence implementations, says HCL EAS Continue Reading
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Ordnance Survey: Insurance industry can harness big data analytics
Harnessing the power of big data presents insurers with a business opportunity. But is this industry ready for it? Continue Reading
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Making sense of SAP HANA and in-memory computing – a user view
For SAP users, in-memory computing tools such as SAP HANA promise to deliver a step change when it comes to data processing and analysis Continue Reading
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The future of application development
As cloud adoption continues to increase , most organisations are making important decisions in executing their cloud strategies Continue Reading
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Putting the 'I' back into IT with data strategies big and small
The "next big thing" is information itself. Whether big data, unstructured data or open data, the emphasis is shifting to the 'I' in IT Continue Reading
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Visualisation and big data: new tools, same rules
A new breed of data visualisation tools can work with big data. But they need governance to avoid Excel on steroids, and require greater agility of IT Continue Reading
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How to create business value from social intelligence
Social media gives access to huge amounts of data about markets, customers and competitors. The challenge is to turn this into intelligence Continue Reading
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Ordnance Survey gets to grips with geospatial big data
Ordnance Survey has pulled 17 databases into one Oracle geospatial database management platform Continue Reading
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Integrated business services address enterprise MDM, analytics
Accenture contends that integrated business services joined to master data management (MDM) can create an enterprise-wide master data, reporting and analytics capability Continue Reading
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Getting the right processes in place to benefit from big data
Most executives recognise that the vast amounts of data coming into their organisation can be used to make the business better, but few are taking full advantage Continue Reading
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Unleash the value of consumer data
Companies' ability to capture, mine and analyse consumer information has the potential to deliver economic value Continue Reading
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Lack of understanding inhibits big data adoption
Most organisations have no clear understanding of the advanced data analytics technologies now hitting the markets Continue Reading
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Forrester: Five important guidelines for business technology governance
Forrester believes that "good" IT governance is business technology governance – a conscious process by senior executives to establish strategies, structures, processes, and measurements for the management of technology to boost business results Continue Reading
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Consumer capital: The new reality of 21st century data exchange
Consumers are beginning a counter-offensive against the monopoly that industry has enjoyed over the spoils of big data Continue Reading
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A new age of sentimental data
Sentiment-analysis is nothing new - we just have new ways of capturing multiple digital sources and making better sense of the data Continue Reading
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Business intelligence and analytics: how to develop a complementary strategy
Instead of replacing traditional BI and data warehousing with predictive analytics, organisations should pursue a complementary strategy. BI needs big data analytics, which needs BI. Continue Reading
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History lesson points way forward on data management projects
Data management projects often suffer from historic amnesia. Projects that co-locate business and IT staff and keep to a manageable scale can achieve remarkable results, says consultant Andy Hayler. Continue Reading
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Round table: Data management and the cloud
Our round table of experts considers the question of what are the benefits and drawbacks of deploying database systems in the cloud. Continue Reading